Sentences with phrase «governor said the courses»
-- There will be about 130 layoffs in the Parks Department, forcing the closure of two golf courses (the governor said the courses are losing money anyway, and he hopes they will be privatized).
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
Investors on Wednesday ramped up bets on a rate increase in Canada after BOC Governor Stephen Poloz said «rates are of course extraordinarily low,» and after rate cuts in 2015, the central bank needs to consider pulling back on stimulus efforts.
Of course, the governor has said he would definitely nix the current Senate and Assembly lines, but Skelos made clear there will be changes.
Needless it say, it's alot easier for a well - known major party candidate like Andrew Cuomo to his that threshold than some no - name challenger — unless, of course, that challenger is really controversial (like Carl Paladino) or really rich (like Tom Golisano, whose self - funded and unsuccessful quest to win the governor's office created the Independence Party).
This isn't to say, of course, that the current governor doesn't have it in him to go a little nuclear.
That program, known as CHIP, technically ran its course at the end of September as a result of federal inaction, and New York stands to lose $ 1.1 billion if it is not reauthorized, the governor said.
Mervyn King may have said, re the deficit reduction plan, that «The right course has been set and it is important to maintain it» but the Shadow Chancellor told Andrew Marr that the Governor of the Bank of England didn't really believe it.
«Of course people have disagreements with the governor,» Mr. Rhodes said.
«But it's not really a question of quality, it's a question of opportunity,» Stu Loeser, Mayor Bloomberg's former press secretary, said, explaining he didn't see a plausible upcoming seat for her in New York, which of course already has two Democratic senators and a Democratic governor.
«There's been regular coordination, both between me and the governor and the state Health Commissioner, the city Health Commisisoner, our staffs in general, very consistent communication, and I think great coordination and great agreement on the course of action,» said de Blasio.
«My understanding is an appointment from the Governor for the next basically year and then of course the election was already scheduled for next year for District Attorney,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Mujica said «the governor understands that Saratoga Race Course is a national treasure and regional economic engine,» adding «his proposal makes an unprecedented investment in this important state asset.»
After the strong protest vote in the Democratic Party, Governor Cuomo reversed course yesterday and said he was open to debates in the general election.
The resolution took direct aim at Cuomo's recently announced program to offer free college courses to inmates in the state's prison system, which the governor has said he would implement through executive order.
The governor said his superlative performance in the course of his first year has expanded his support base across Rivers State, making the PDP the preferred choice of the people.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by the participants of Senior Executive Course 40, 2018 Study Group from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Wike said: «What we have seen in most cases is that security lapses are a result of political interference.
Of course President Obama says that their vetting process is fine, but either it is broken or they are arrogant to think that tax cheats and former Governors under ethics investigations can pass a Senate confirmation.
The Governor in the course of the commissioning said it was important for parents to be vigilant as victims of drug addiction can be easily lured into crime which would ultimately threaten peace and development.
The governor said staffers will be working throughout the weekend, and reiterated his desire to deliver a budget that «really reforms the state's finances and charts a new course,» adding: «Whether that budget is done through traditional means, whether it's done on time.
The Governor however said that for the nation to chart a new course, the working class has a huge role to play, just as he urged them to cooperate with the government and other employers of labour.
The governor said the vision of his administration to create a more prosperous and safer Lagos and transform the State into the hub of commerce and tourism in Africa remained on course and all efforts would be geared towards achieving the desired result.
Governor Ambode, who made the presentation at the LTV Blue Roof, Ikeja, Lagos, said his administration identified unemployment as a major socio - economic challenge facing Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole in the course of the electoral campaign, and thus prioritised job creation.
Said Cuomo spokesman Josh Vlasto: «The governor has attended events with the President in this state and will continue to do so during the course of his administration.»
But Downs says the governor can still change his course and stand up for renewable energies instead.
Asked by the SAN whether the EFCC discovered in the course of its investigations that the former governor acquired a «family house» in Boston, Massachusetts, «as far back as 1997», Chukwuka said he did not investigate the property.
Of course that is what you would say when your party has very little chance of ever obtaining the office of governor.
«Of course their values aren't in line with Kathy Hochul's,» said Wu, a Columbia law professor who is running an insurgent campaign for lieutenant governor.
Now the justice system must take its course, and any of those found guilty of abusing the public's trust should and will be punished,» the governor said in a statement sent to the Observer, vowing to pursue ethics reform in next year's legislative session.
«Under the new law, anybody, whether acting in concert with a public servant or not, who engages in a course of conduct to defraud a state or local government would be guilty of a crime ranging from the fourth degree (class E felony) to the first degree (class B felony), depending on the amount defrauded,» a release from the governor's office said.
The mayor and governor have also so far avoided a clash on tax policy: Cuomo reversed course and decided to renew the state's expiring millionaires» tax, saying the $ 3.7 billion in annual revenue it generates is critical to maintaining state services.
«We of course particularly welcome the governor's commitment to universal full - day pre-kindergarten and after - school,» she said and later added, «We think the best way to accomplish that is through the very modest tax increase on the well - to - do that the mayor has proposed.»
«They need to ask that because, of course, she seems to be a close political bud of the governor,» said Bonventre, who said in many cases the appointees often go on to vote against the views of the governors and presidents.
«Of course, working closely with Governor Cuomo to help create jobs, change the business climate in New York state, and so it's important for me to work to continue to reduce property taxes, help reduce the regulatory burden, and also to help reduce energy costs,» Ritchie said.
The governor said the budget would set New York on a new course after decades of overspending and overtaxing that have driven residents out of state for better opportunities.
He said the governor remained committed to the course and had been working assiduously to ensure timely release of the fund.
Kingsley Fanwo, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has said that his boss» deputy would emerge in due course.
He said: «The President has just finished speaking to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, in the course of which he commiserated with him, the families of the victims and the citizens of the state over the tragic shooting incident this morning.»
«Over a course of time, there were a number of discussions about making a clear distinction between the positions of the Senate and governor,» said James W. Wright, an upstate senator who retired this year.
In a survey of high - school students released by the National Governors Association in July 2005, more than a third of respondents said their school had not done a good job of challenging them academically or preparing them for college; almost two - thirds said they would work harder if the courses were more demanding or interesting.
A bipartisan coalition of 27 governors has joined the effort, saying they see teaching coding and programming as a way to draw middle - class jobs to their states, and dozens of school system superintendents and nonprofit leaders say they see computer science courses as essential for giving children the skills they'll need to be successful in the modern economy.
Governor Dannel Malloy has pledged to «stay the course» on the Common Core and said he didn't mind having teachers teach to the test as long as the test scores went up.
«For our brothers and sisters from abroad, of course Bali is still safe,» Made Mangku Pastika, the island's governor, said on Thursday.
Rideau Hall, home to Governor General Michaëlle Jean, was dark and federal Environment Minister John Baird was at a gala ball for the Ottawa Humane Society while at his Nepean home, it was «lights off, of course,» said spokesperson Eric Richer.
But now the administration has said it will review its proposal, and two GOP governors — California's Arnold Schwarzenegger and Florida's Charlie Crist — have reversed course and said they oppose any drilling off their state's shores.